Martin A. Alexander, 1857-1943

M.A. Alexander was born in Fayette County, Iowa, and his family headed west through Kansas in 1859. In 1871 he found a job with the St. Joseph and Denver Railroad and later worked with the Union Pacific, C.B. & Q, and C.R.I. & P. R.R. in their water departments. He died in 1943 in Goodland, Kansas.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection consists of two series of material: 1) Correspondence, 1929-1933; and 2) Autobiography. The collection relates mainly to the Indian uprising of 1864 along the Oregon Trail, and includes correspondence to and from survivors of Indian captivity.

For additional papers regarding Laura Roper Vance, see RG1507. See the Nebraska History index and the NSHS Library catalog for additional published sources regarding Laura Roper Vance and other Indian captives.